Chapter 6 Device Control and Upgrading
Viewing Communication Status and Statistics
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6.3
Viewing Communication Status and Statistics
Ensure that the
On-line
button on the PAS toolbar is checked, select
Device Control
from the Monitor menu, and then click on the
Communications
tab.
Figure
6-4: Device Control Dialog Box – Communications Tab
This window indicates the present GPRS communication status (see
Setting Up GPRS Network
in Chapter 5) and connection statistics of the
TCP clients (see
Setting Up eXpertPower Client
and
Setting Up TCP
Notification Client
in Chapter 5).
To clear the communication counters, click on
Clear
.
You can also clear the communications counters via the PAS Reset dialog
(see
Resetting Accumulators, Maximum Values and Files
).
6.4
Remote Relay Control
You can use PAS to send a remote command to your meter to operate any
relay output or release a latched relay, except of the relays linked to an
internal pulse source. These relays are blocked for operating from outside of
the meter.
To access the relay control dialog, ensure that the
On-line
button on the PAS
toolbar is checked, select
Device Control
from the Monitor menu, and then
click on the
Remote Relay Control
tab.
